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Incheon vs. Jonkoping Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 10.7% cheaper than Jonkoping.

Restaurants: pay 49.3% less in Incheon
Groceries: pay 33.6% more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 36.7% less in Incheon
Housing: pay 26.3% less in Incheon
Childcare: pay 65.8% more in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% less in Incheon
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Incheon

The cost of childcare and groceries in Incheon are more expensive than in Jonkoping. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Incheon.

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Incheon vs. Jonkoping Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Incheon instead of Jonkoping, you would:

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pay 49.3% less for restaurants

	Jonkoping	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.69 SEK122.46	$6.72 ₩10,002	-47.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.48 SEK120.42	$6.30 ₩9,370	-49.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 SEK18.54	$1.32 ₩1,958	-31.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12 SEK20.41	$0.66 ₩976	-69.0%
Average			-49.3%

Jonkoping vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.6% more for groceries

	Jonkoping	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.18 SEK20.98	$2.95 ₩4,387	+35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.53 SEK63.02	$6.79 ₩10,107	+4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 SEK62.61	$7.85 ₩11,676	+20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 SEK37.96	$2.93 ₩4,362	-25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21 SEK50.23	$2.94 ₩4,377	-43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 SEK13.23	$3.26 ₩4,855	+138.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 SEK11.39	$1.28 ₩1,910	+8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.49	$2.35 ₩3,499	+81.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 SEK19.31	$2.77 ₩4,125	+38.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 SEK7.50	$1.50 ₩2,229	+92.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 SEK6.93	$0.86 ₩1,273	+19.1%
Average			+33.6%

Jonkoping vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.7% less for transportation

	Jonkoping	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.33 SEK70.67	$4.43 ₩6,587	-39.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.34 SEK765.40	$24.79 ₩36,884	-68.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,125.49 SEK242K	$25,072.36 ₩37M	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 SEK127.12	$8.16 ₩12,135	-38.1%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 26.3% less for housing

	Jonkoping	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.29 SEK407.96	$19.81 ₩29,478	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$846.33 SEK8,164.31	$539.51 ₩803K	-36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$666.49 SEK6,429.40	$373.33 ₩555K	-44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.65 SEK893.74	$118.88 ₩177K	+28.3%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 65.8% more for childcare

	Jonkoping	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.72 SEK1,482.84	$254.87 ₩379K	+65.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,906.99 ₩16M
Average			+65.8%

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pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Jonkoping	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.93 SEK76.54	$3.17 ₩4,721	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 SEK44.65	$3.48 ₩5,176	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.51 SEK72.46	$3.18 ₩4,738	-57.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.44 SEK438.32	$32.02 ₩47,650	-29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.82 SEK162.27	$10.61 ₩15,792	-36.9%
Average			-41.8%

Jonkoping vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Jonkoping	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.40 SEK775.61	$49.77 ₩74,047	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 SEK333.04	$39.49 ₩58,759	+14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.79 SEK1,020.54	$70.50 ₩105K	-33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 SEK1,250.16	$99.06 ₩147K	-23.6%
Average			-20.2%

Jonkoping vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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